Review: Devil is Fine

Features: One can be haunted by many things in many ways, and this narrator experiences almost every way possible. Devil is Fine starts with an emotional drive to his son’s funeral and never really lets up from there. However, the narrative style gives it a calm, reflective feel despite some of the more intense moments.

Review: Familiaris

Features: Familiaris is a wandering and surprisingly philosophical that I didn’t realize I needed. It is one of those books that is hard to fully describe or categorize, but is certainly an experience you’ll want to take your time having. This is a prequel to The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and follows Edgar’s grandparents from

Review: Margo’s Got Money Trouble

Features: This book was such a delightful surprise! The characters are all terribly flawed, but they are treated with such care and acceptance that you can’t help but love them (well…most of them). I was both surprised and impressed by how each of them were realized and the journey they went on together. Thorpe strikes

Review: The Midnight Feast

Features: Right after opening, the new luxury resort called The Manor burns to the ground with bodies in its ashes. Many mysteries surround The Manor and its dark history but one thing is certain; owner Francesca Meadows did not keep the Birds happy. This locked room murder mystery is a fun read, but definitely not

Review: In the Hour of Crows

Features: This haunting book is a phenomenal small town mystery with a heavy dose of folklore and magic. Dark and atmospheric, this story quickly draws you in. It is definitely the kind of story that throws you right in and though you might start off feeling a little lost in the woods, things quickly come

Review: The Borrowed Hills

Features: The rolling hills of Cambria are picturesque to offcomers, but those trying to eke out a living on that unforgiving land know looks are deceiving. I wouldn’t go so far as to call The Borrowed Hills a love letter to this region of England, but it captures both the beauty and bleak nature of

Review: The God and the Gumiho

Features: A sassy gumiho with a dark past and a trickster god fallen from grace team up to stop a demon from destroying the mortal world. What can go wrong? The God and the Gumiho has so much charm and definitely makes no secret of its K-Drama inspiration. Kim does a wonderful job executing this

Review: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Features: Getting what you desire comes at a price, and the cost for both nightmare god Shigidi and succubus Nneoma has been high. Though the present storyline centers on a dangerous heist, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon predominantly focuses on the Shigidi and Nneoma’s partnership and the experiences that have brought them to

Review: Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life

Features: This beautiful story about empathy, community, and discovering strength through the challenges life throws our way was the warm hug I didn’t know I needed. Fisher treats her characters with such love and respect as they grapple with very difficult challenges. The main character, Joe-Nathan, is one of the most well characterized/represented neurodiverse characters

Review: The North Wind

Features: -Explores themes of addiction, sacrifice, and trauma informed relationship building -Slow burn, enemies-to-lovers (captor/captured) romance -Blended retelling of Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Pespehone with other influences mixed in A tale as old as time but with some interesting new twists! The North Wind is a blended retelling of both Beauty and